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233 US metros
Metros · Index

LLC formation directory: 233 US metros

Find LLC formation guidance for your city. Each metro page covers the state filing process, city/county business license requirements, and local business context. State filing happens with the Secretary of State; the city imposes a separate business license requirement.

Alaska (AK) · 1 metros

Anchorage, AK290,000 pop.

Alabama (AL) · 4 metros

Huntsville, AL220,000 pop.Birmingham, AL200,000 pop.Montgomery, AL200,000 pop.Mobile, AL180,000 pop.

Arkansas (AR) · 1 metros

Little Rock, AR200,000 pop.

Arizona (AZ) · 10 metros

Phoenix, AZ1,700,000 pop.Tucson, AZ540,000 pop.Mesa, AZ510,000 pop.Chandler, AZ280,000 pop.Gilbert, AZ270,000 pop.Scottsdale, AZ260,000 pop.Glendale, AZ250,000 pop.Peoria, AZ200,000 pop.Tempe, AZ190,000 pop.Surprise, AZ150,000 pop.

California (CA) · 48 metros

Los Angeles, CA3,900,000 pop.San Diego, CA1,400,000 pop.San Jose, CA1,000,000 pop.San Francisco, CA870,000 pop.Fresno, CA540,000 pop.Sacramento, CA520,000 pop.Long Beach, CA460,000 pop.Oakland, CA440,000 pop.Bakersfield, CA380,000 pop.Anaheim, CA350,000 pop.Santa Ana, CA330,000 pop.Riverside, CA330,000 pop.Stockton, CA320,000 pop.Irvine, CA280,000 pop.Chula Vista, CA280,000 pop.Fremont, CA230,000 pop.Santa Clarita, CA230,000 pop.San Bernardino, CA220,000 pop.Modesto, CA220,000 pop.Fontana, CA210,000 pop.Moreno Valley, CA210,000 pop.Oxnard, CA200,000 pop.Glendale, CA200,000 pop.Huntington Beach, CA200,000 pop.Ontario, CA180,000 pop.Rancho Cucamonga, CA180,000 pop.Oceanside, CA180,000 pop.Elk Grove, CA180,000 pop.Garden Grove, CA180,000 pop.Corona, CA170,000 pop.Lancaster, CA170,000 pop.Palmdale, CA170,000 pop.Hayward, CA160,000 pop.Salinas, CA160,000 pop.Sunnyvale, CA160,000 pop.Pomona, CA150,000 pop.Escondido, CA150,000 pop.Torrance, CA150,000 pop.Roseville, CA150,000 pop.Pasadena, CA140,000 pop.Orange, CA140,000 pop.Fullerton, CA140,000 pop.Visalia, CA140,000 pop.Thousand Oaks, CA130,000 pop.Victorville, CA130,000 pop.Berkeley, CA120,000 pop.Santa Monica, CA95,000 pop.Redding, CA95,000 pop.

Colorado (CO) · 9 metros

Denver, CO720,000 pop.Colorado Springs, CO480,000 pop.Aurora, CO380,000 pop.Fort Collins, CO180,000 pop.Lakewood, CO160,000 pop.Thornton, CO140,000 pop.Arvada, CO125,000 pop.Westminster, CO115,000 pop.Boulder, CO105,000 pop.

Connecticut (CT) · 4 metros

Bridgeport, CT150,000 pop.Stamford, CT130,000 pop.New Haven, CT130,000 pop.Hartford, CT120,000 pop.

District Of Columbia (DC) · 1 metros

Washington, DC700,000 pop.

Florida (FL) · 18 metros

Jacksonville, FL960,000 pop.Miami, FL450,000 pop.Tampa, FL390,000 pop.Orlando, FL290,000 pop.Saint Petersburg, FL260,000 pop.Hialeah, FL230,000 pop.Port St. Lucie, FL230,000 pop.Tallahassee, FL200,000 pop.Cape Coral, FL200,000 pop.Fort Lauderdale, FL180,000 pop.Pembroke Pines, FL180,000 pop.Hollywood, FL150,000 pop.Miramar, FL140,000 pop.Gainesville, FL140,000 pop.Coral Springs, FL140,000 pop.Palm Bay, FL120,000 pop.Clearwater, FL120,000 pop.Miami Gardens, FL110,000 pop.

Georgia (GA) · 5 metros

Atlanta, GA500,000 pop.Augusta, GA200,000 pop.Columbus, GA200,000 pop.Macon, GA150,000 pop.Savannah, GA150,000 pop.

Hawaii (HI) · 1 metros

Honolulu, HI340,000 pop.

Iowa (IA) · 2 metros

Des Moines, IA220,000 pop.Cedar Rapids, IA140,000 pop.

Idaho (ID) · 1 metros

Boise, ID230,000 pop.

Illinois (IL) · 5 metros

Chicago, IL2,700,000 pop.Aurora, IL180,000 pop.Naperville, IL150,000 pop.Joliet, IL150,000 pop.Rockford, IL150,000 pop.

Indiana (IN) · 2 metros

Indianapolis, IN880,000 pop.Fort Wayne, IN270,000 pop.

Kansas (KS) · 5 metros

Wichita, KS390,000 pop.Overland Park, KS200,000 pop.Kansas City, KS150,000 pop.Olathe, KS140,000 pop.Topeka, KS130,000 pop.

Kentucky (KY) · 2 metros

Louisville, KY620,000 pop.Lexington, KY320,000 pop.

Louisiana (LA) · 3 metros

New Orleans, LA390,000 pop.Baton Rouge, LA220,000 pop.Shreveport, LA180,000 pop.

Massachusetts (MA) · 4 metros

Boston, MA680,000 pop.Worcester, MA200,000 pop.Springfield, MA150,000 pop.Cambridge, MA120,000 pop.

Maryland (MD) · 1 metros

Baltimore, MD590,000 pop.

Michigan (MI) · 6 metros

Detroit, MI640,000 pop.Grand Rapids, MI200,000 pop.Warren, MI140,000 pop.Sterling Heights, MI140,000 pop.Lansing, MI120,000 pop.Flint, MI95,000 pop.

Minnesota (MN) · 2 metros

Minneapolis, MN430,000 pop.Saint Paul, MN310,000 pop.

Missouri (MO) · 3 metros

Kansas City, MO510,000 pop.Saint Louis, MO300,000 pop.Springfield, MO170,000 pop.

Mississippi (MS) · 1 metros

Jackson, MS150,000 pop.

North Carolina (NC) · 8 metros

Charlotte, NC890,000 pop.Raleigh, NC470,000 pop.Greensboro, NC300,000 pop.Durham, NC280,000 pop.Winston-Salem, NC250,000 pop.Fayetteville, NC210,000 pop.Cary, NC180,000 pop.Cary, NC175,000 pop.

Nebraska (NE) · 2 metros

Omaha, NE490,000 pop.Lincoln, NE290,000 pop.

New Jersey (NJ) · 5 metros

Newark, NJ280,000 pop.Jersey City, NJ270,000 pop.Paterson, NJ150,000 pop.Lakewood, NJ135,000 pop.Elizabeth, NJ130,000 pop.

New Mexico (NM) · 1 metros

Albuquerque, NM560,000 pop.

Nevada (NV) · 4 metros

Las Vegas, NV650,000 pop.Henderson, NV320,000 pop.Reno, NV270,000 pop.North Las Vegas, NV270,000 pop.

New York (NY) · 5 metros

New York, NY8,500,000 pop.Buffalo, NY250,000 pop.Rochester, NY210,000 pop.Yonkers, NY210,000 pop.Syracuse, NY150,000 pop.

Ohio (OH) · 6 metros

Columbus, OH900,000 pop.Cleveland, OH370,000 pop.Cincinnati, OH310,000 pop.Toledo, OH270,000 pop.Akron, OH190,000 pop.Dayton, OH140,000 pop.

Oklahoma (OK) · 2 metros

Oklahoma City, OK680,000 pop.Tulsa, OK410,000 pop.

Oregon (OR) · 3 metros

Portland, OR650,000 pop.Salem, OR180,000 pop.Eugene, OR180,000 pop.

Pennsylvania (PA) · 2 metros

Philadelphia, PA1,600,000 pop.Pittsburgh, PA300,000 pop.

Rhode Island (RI) · 1 metros

Providence, RI180,000 pop.

South Carolina (SC) · 2 metros

Charleston, SC150,000 pop.Columbia, SC140,000 pop.

South Dakota (SD) · 1 metros

Sioux Falls, SD200,000 pop.

Tennessee (TN) · 6 metros

Nashville, TN690,000 pop.Memphis, TN630,000 pop.Knoxville, TN190,000 pop.Chattanooga, TN180,000 pop.Clarksville, TN170,000 pop.Murfreesboro, TN150,000 pop.

Texas (TX) · 29 metros

Houston, TX2,300,000 pop.San Antonio, TX1,500,000 pop.Dallas, TX1,300,000 pop.Austin, TX970,000 pop.Fort Worth, TX920,000 pop.El Paso, TX680,000 pop.Arlington, TX390,000 pop.Corpus Christi, TX320,000 pop.Plano, TX290,000 pop.Laredo, TX260,000 pop.Lubbock, TX260,000 pop.Garland, TX250,000 pop.Irving, TX250,000 pop.Frisco, TX220,000 pop.Amarillo, TX200,000 pop.Grand Prairie, TX200,000 pop.McKinney, TX200,000 pop.Brownsville, TX180,000 pop.Killeen, TX160,000 pop.Pasadena, TX150,000 pop.Midland, TX150,000 pop.McAllen, TX150,000 pop.Denton, TX150,000 pop.Mesquite, TX140,000 pop.Carrollton, TX140,000 pop.Waco, TX140,000 pop.Round Rock, TX140,000 pop.Odessa, TX120,000 pop.Beaumont, TX120,000 pop.

Utah (UT) · 2 metros

Salt Lake City, UT200,000 pop.West Valley City, UT140,000 pop.

Virginia (VA) · 7 metros

Virginia Beach, VA450,000 pop.Chesapeake, VA250,000 pop.Norfolk, VA240,000 pop.Richmond, VA230,000 pop.Newport News, VA180,000 pop.Alexandria, VA160,000 pop.Hampton, VA140,000 pop.

Washington (WA) · 6 metros

Seattle, WA750,000 pop.Spokane, WA230,000 pop.Tacoma, WA220,000 pop.Vancouver, WA190,000 pop.Bellevue, WA150,000 pop.Kent, WA130,000 pop.

Wisconsin (WI) · 2 metros

Milwaukee, WI580,000 pop.Madison, WI270,000 pop.
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